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Successful management of super-refractory status epilepticus deep brain stimulation

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Brexanolone as adjunctive therapy in super-refractory status epilepticus

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Mindfulness-based interventions in epilepsy: a systematic review

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BMC Neurol. 2017; 17: 52

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A systematic review and narrative synthesis of grop self-management interventions for adults with epilepsy

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Laboratory markers of cardiac and metabolic complications after generalized tonic-clonic seizures

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BMC Neurol. 2017; 17: 187

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Systematic review of cognitive function in euthymic bipolar disorder and pre-surgical temporal lobe epilepsy

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The opioid system in temporal lobe epilepsy: functional role and therapeutic potential

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Could cannabidiol be a treatment option for intractable childhood and adolescent epilepsy?

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Outcomes of epilepsy surgery for epileptic networks

Lara Jehi

Epilepsy Curr. 2017 May-Jun; 17(3): 160–162

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Practice guideline summary: sudden unexpected death in epilepsy incidence rates and risk factors

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Comorbid epilepsy in Finnish patients with adult-onset Huntigton´s disease

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BMC Neurol. 2016; 16: 24

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Effects of clobazam for treatment of refractory status epilepticus

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Predictive value of the Status Epilepticus Severity Score (STESS) and its components for long-term survival

Preben Aukland, Martin Lando, Ole Vilholm et al

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New-onset refractory status epilepticus with claustrum damagem: definition of the clinical and neuroimaging features

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The role of vagus nerve stimulation in refractory epilepsy

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Translation of social and occupational functioning scale for epilepsy into Portuguese – Brazil

Fernandes, Patricia et al.

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Air pollution and risk of hospitalization for epilepsy: the role of farm use of nitrogen fertilizers and emissions of the agricultural air pollutant, nitrous oxide

Fluegge, Keith and Fluegge, Kyle

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A pessoa com epilepsia: percepções acerca da doença e implicações na qualidade de vida

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Potential role of a cognitive rehabilitation program following left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery.

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Comparative safety of anti-epileptic drugs during pregnancy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of congenital malformations and prenatal outcomes

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Guideline conform initial monotherapy increases in patients with focal epilepsy: a population-based study on German health insurance data

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Efficacy of medical cannabis for treatment of refractory epilepsy in children and adolescents with emphasis on the Israeli experience

M Hausman-Kedem, U Kramer

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A specific deficit of auditory processing in children with Rolandic epilepsy and their relatives

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Epilepsy & Behavior 2017, vol 72: 135-139

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Revisión del estado epiléptico convulsivo pediátrico y su manejo antiepiléptico

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Seizure 2016, vol 41: 56-61

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The burden of headache in people with epilepsy

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Seizure 2016, vol 41: 120-126

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Refractory epilepsy in children with brain tumors. The urgency of neurosurgery

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Ketogenic diet for epilepsy treatment

Sampaio, Letícia Pereira de Brito.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Oct 2016, vol.74, no.10, p.842-848

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Seizure 2016, vol 41: 62-65

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The use of a formula-based ketogenic diet in children with refractory epilepsy

Sampaio, Letícia Pereira de Brito, Takakura, Cristina and Manreza, Maria Luiza Giraldes de

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Intracranial evaluation and laser ablation for epilepsy with periventricular nodular heterotopias

S A Thompson, G P Kalamangalam, N Tandon

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Epilepsy and early-onset overgrowth syndrome revealing Sotos syndrome.

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Dissociative experiences in patients with epilepsy

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Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Mar 2016, vol.74, no.3, p.189-194

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Anterior temporal lobectomy versus selective amygdalohippocampectomy in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

Nascimento, Fábio A. et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Jan 2016, vol.74, no.1, p.35-43

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Excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep disorders in a population of patients with epilepsy: a case-control study

Matilde Gammino, Leila Zummo, Anna Lo Bue et AL

J Epilepsy Res. 2016 Dec; 6(2): 81–88

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Sudden cardiac death in epilepsy disappoints, but epileptologists keep faith

Scorza, Fulvio A., Cavalheiro, Esper A. and Costa, Jaderson Costa da

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., July 2016, vol.74, no.7, p.570-573

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Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS).

Souza, Elisabete Abib Pedroso de et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., July 2016, vol.74, no.7, p.561-56

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Neuromodulation in refractory epilepsy: Brazilian specialists consensus.

Terra, Vera Cristina et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Dec 2016, vol.74, no.12, p.1031-1034

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■  by Dr Paulo Fernando Leite

Cardiologia – Centro Médico Unimed BH

CRMMG: 7026

Email: pfleite1873@gmail.com